| 词条 | Christian hedonism |
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Christian hedonism may anachronistically describe the theology of Jonathan Edwards: "God made the world that he might communicate, and the creature receive, his glory; but that it might [be] received both by the mind and heart. He that testifies His having an idea of God's glory [doesn't] glorify God so much as he that testifies also his approbation of it and his delight in it."{{sfn|Edwards|1994}} Piper has said, "The great goal of all Edwards' work was the glory of God. And the greatest thing I have ever learned from Edwards ... is that God is glorified most not merely by being known, nor by merely being dutifully obeyed, but by being enjoyed in the knowing and the obeying."{{sfn|Piper|1998|p=75}} DoctrineThe Westminster Shorter Catechism summarizes the "chief end of man" as "to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever."{{sfn|Presbyterian Church (USA)|2014|p=205}} Piper has suggested that this would be more correct as "to glorify God by enjoying Him forever."{{sfn|Piper|1996|loc="Introduction"}} Many Christian hedonists, such as Matt Chandler, point to figures such as Blaise Pascal and Jonathan Edwards as exemplars of Christian hedonism from the past, though their lives predate the term.[2] Christian hedonism was developed in opposition to the deontology of Immanuel Kant.[1] Kant argued that actions should be considered praiseworthy only if they do not proceed from the actor's desires or expected benefit, but rather from a sense of duty.{{sfnm |1a1=Kant |1y=1785 |1loc=sec. 1, 4:397 |2a1=Rand |2y=1961 |2p=32}} On the contrary, Christian hedonists advocate for a consequentialist ethic based on an understanding that their greatest possible happiness can be found in God.[1]{{sfn|Piper|1996}} In this critique of Kant, John Piper was influenced by Ayn Rand.[3] The British writer C. S. Lewis, in an oft-quoted passage in his short piece "The Weight of Glory", likewise objects to Kantian ethics:
Piper later argues:
Criticism{{see also|Ethical egoism#Criticisms}}Some Christians object to Christian Hedonism's controversial name.[4]{{verification needed|date=January 2018}} It has little commonality with philosophical hedonism; however, Piper has stated that a provocative term is "appropriate for a philosophy that has a life changing effect on its adherents." Critics charge that hedonism of any sort puts something (namely, pleasure) before God,[5] which allegedly breaks the first of the Ten Commandments: "You shall have no other gods before me." In response, Piper states on his website that {{quote|By Christian Hedonism, we do not mean that our happiness is the highest good. We mean that pursuing the highest good will always result in our greatest happiness in the end. We should pursue this happiness, and pursue it with all our might. The desire to be happy is a proper motive for every good deed, and if you abandon the pursuit of your own joy, you cannot love man or please God.[6]}}See also{{Portal|Calvinism}}
ReferencesFootnotes1. ^1 2 {{cite web |last=Piper |first=John |author-link=John Piper (theologian) |date=1 January 1995 |title=Christian Hedonism: Forgive the Label, but Don't Miss the Truth |url=http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/christian-hedonism |publisher=Desiring God |access-date=3 April 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web |last=Chandler |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Chandler (pastor) |date=10 November 2013 |title=Persevering in the Pursuit of Joy |url=http://www.tvcresources.net/resource-library/sermons/persevering-in-the-pursuit-of-joy |location=Flower Mound, Texas |publisher=The Village Church |access-date=3 April 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web |last=Piper |first=John |author-link=John Piper (theologian) |date=9 October 2007 |title=The Ethics of Ayn Rand: Appreciation and Critique |url=http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-ethics-of-ayn-rand |publisher=Desiring God |access-date=2 January 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web |last=Gentry |first=Greg |date=17 September 2005 |title=Why I Am No Longer a Piperite |url=http://parablemania.ektopos.com/archives/2005/09/why_i_am_no_lon.html |website=Parableman |access-date=2 April 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web |last=Booth |first=C. W. |year=2002 |title=A Biblical Study of the Theological Foundation of Christian Hedonism |url=http://thefaithfulword.org/studyhedonism.html |website=The Faithful Word.org |access-date=2 April 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web |last=Piper |first=John |author-link=John Piper (theologian) |date=31 August 2006 |title=We Want You to Be a Christian Hedonist! |url=http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/we-want-you-to-be-a-christian-hedonist |publisher=Desiring God |access-date=2 April 2017}} Bibliography{{refbegin|35em|indent=yes}}{{cite book |last=Edwards |first=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Edwards (theologian) |year=1994 |editor-last=Schafer |editor-first=Thomas |title=The Works of Jonathan Edwards |volume=13 |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Grenz |first=Stanley James |author-link=Stanley Grenz |year=2000 |title=Theology for the Community of God |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Kant |first=Immanuel |author-link=Immanuel Kant |year=1785 |title=Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Lewis |first=C. S. |author-link=C. S. Lewis |year=1949 |title=The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.157427 |location=New York |publisher=Macmillan |access-date=1 January 2018 |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Piper |first=John |author-link=John Piper (theologian) |year=1996 |title=Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist |url=http://www.desiringgod.org/dg/id1.htm |dead-url=yes |edition=rev. |publisher=Multnomah Books |isbn=978-1-59052-119-9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331115027/http://www.desiringgod.org/dg/id1.htm |archive-date=31 March 2007 |access-date=1 January 2019 |via=Desiring God |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Piper |first=John |author-link=John Piper (theologian) |author-mask={{long dash}} |year=1998 |title=God's Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards |url=https://document.desiringgod.org/god-s-passion-for-his-glory-en.pdf |location=Wheaton, Illinois |publisher=Crossway Books |isbn=978-1-58134-007-5 |access-date=1 January 2018 |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Piper |first=John |author-link=John Piper (theologian) |author-mask={{long dash}} |year=2013 |title=Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry |location=Nashville, Tennessee |publisher=B&H Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-4336-7882-0 |ref=harv }} {{cite book |author=Presbyterian Church (USA) |author-link=Presbyterian Church (USA) |year=2014 |title=The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Part I: Book of Confessions |url=https://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/boc2014.pdf |location=Louisville, Kentucky |publisher=Presbyterian Church (USA) |isbn=978-0-9837536-5-0 |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Rand |first=Ayn |author-link=Ayn Rand |year=1961 |title=For the New Intellectual |location=New York |publisher=Signet |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Storms |first=Sam |author-link=Sam Storms |year=2010 |chapter=Christian Hedonism: Piper and Edwards on the Pursuit of Joy in God |editor1-last=Storms |editor1-first=Sam |editor1-link=Sam Storms |editor2-last=Taylor |editor2-first=Justin |title=For the Fame of God's Name: Essays in Honor of John Piper |location=Wheaton, Illinois |publisher=Crossway |pages=49–69 |isbn=978-1-4335-2321-2 |ref=harv }} {{cite book |last=Talbot |first=Mark R. |year=2010 |chapter=When All Hope Has Died: Meditations on Profound Christian Suffering |editor1-last=Storms |editor1-first=Sam |editor1-link=Sam Storms |editor2-last=Taylor |editor2-first=Justin |title=For the Fame of God's Name: Essays in Honor of John Piper |location=Wheaton, Illinois |publisher=Crossway |pages=70–101 |isbn=978-1-4335-2321-2 |ref=harv }}{{refend}} External links
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